Do you know what to do–and just as importantly, what not to do–if your horse displays vague, mild, or serious signs of what might be colic? Your answer could save your horse’s life. Sponsored by Kentucky Performance Products.
Consider how current weather conditions will affect your horse and adapt your workouts accordingly.
Horses are at risk for contracting a number of diseases that can have mild to devastating consequences.
It’s in everyone’s best interest if you can medicate a horse without getting into a fight. Here are some tips and tricks to make medicating easier.
Whether a horse is troublesome or trouble-free about fly spray, here are some basic do’s and don’ts to follow.
The whole painful process–deciding when the time has arrived, disposing of remains, dealing with grief–can be made less stressful when everything involved with the euthanasia process is understood and decisions are planned ahead of time.
Records can reveal health patterns, provide clues for health concerns, and keep wellness programs on track.
Dialysis is an expensive procedure is not yet widely offered, however it is an option that, in some cases,
Dummy foal syndrome is not a disease but, rather, a broad term that applies to foals that exhibit abnormal, often vague behaviors and/or neurologic signs during their first few days of life.
Obesity causes a number of issues, from reproduction problems to bone and joint stress to insulin resistance and laminitis. The good news is it’s largely avoidable, because you control your horse’s portions and make his dietary choices for him.
Autumn is just around the corner and, for many areas of the country, that means the onset of wet weather, a reduction in riding, and more stall time for horses. All of which could mean an uptick in the risk of your horse developing thrush–that gunky, smelly, black discharge oozing from the bottom of his hoof.
At the Colorado State University’s Orthopaedic Research Center, researchers have developed and advanced numerous diagnostic, preventive, and treatment options for musculoskeletal problems for both horses and humans. (The horse is an excellent model for osteoarthritis and cartilage repair in people, as tissue changes that occur in the horse mimic what happens in humans.)
Botulism is largely avoidable, but immediate veterinary treatment could help save an affected horse’s life.
Learn how to keep splints (bony lower leg swellings) from becoming permanent blemishes or problems that interfere with a horse’s athletic career.
Preliminary results from research suggest you can strengthen your horse’s core muscles to help him be healthier, no matter his job in life.
Core training exercises can be done without a warm-up–for example, in horses that are recovering from injury–because the horse controls the amount of motion, and loading of the joints is less than during locomotion. Hilary M. Clayton, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS, Mary Anne McPhail Dressage Chair in Equine Sports Medicine at Michigan State University, says that in athletic horses, however, the optimal
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